Geburtsdatum | Sonntag, 03. November 1946 |
Geburtsort | Colombia |
Todesdatum | Donnerstag, 09. Januar 2025 |
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Beschreibung | Manuel Elkin Patarroyo Murillo (born November 3, 1946) is a Colombian Professor of Pathology and Immunology who made the world's first attempt to create a synthetic vaccine against the protozoal parasite Plasmodium falciparum, the cause of severe malaria, and responsible for the death of ~1.5 million people per year in tropical and subtropical regions, including parts of the Americas, Asia, and Africa. Patarroyo is a recipient of the TWAS Prize (1998). |
